GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
jaunta usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
habituateto make used to something : accustom
prepossessingcreating prejudice
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant